Profits in Curbing

Financial
Assumptions for a Landscape Business Operating the
Decorative Curb System

Number of linear feet per
day: A three man experienced crew can produce
approximately 600 to 1000 feet of curb per day.

Revenue per linear foot: Average revenue is $3.50 per
foot.
(The low figure in the range is $2.85 per foot.)

Labor Costs: (Assumes owner is not part of the work
crew, some owners pay by the hour, others pay by the foot
only).

Forman/hand finisher at
$10.00 per hr., or .20 cents per foot.

Mixer/prep person at $8.00
per hr., or .15 cents per foot

Machine Operator at $8.00 per
hr., or .15 cents per foot

Optional laborer/wheelbarrow
person at $8.00 per hr., or .15 cents per foot

Average labor cost is
approximately .65 cents a foot based on $3.50 per foot, and
approximately 750 feet per day.

Analysis Based on 750 ft of Curbing:

750 Feet at $3.50/ft

$2,625.00

Material, Labor etc. 1.10 /ft*

$825.00

Profit

$1,800.00

*Costs per foot

Cement, sand, and mesh $.30

Fuel, Insurance, etc. $.15

Labor $.65

Total Expenses per foot $1.10

(Colored and stamped curbing can go for as
much as $5.00 to $7.00 per foot, virtually doubling the price
per foot charge while adding only pennies to expense. Keep in
mind that unusual ground preparation/removal incur additional
expenses)